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[Samuel Bray] Blackstone on precedent and interpretation
An interesting line from Blackstone's letters: "Precedents are Laws interpreted by Usage; & if there has been no Interpretation, we must resort to the Law itself." "Letter 18. To Randle Wilbraham, 9 January 1753 [draft]," in The Letters of Sir William Blackstone 1744–1780, at 26 (W. R. Prest ed. 2006) (Selden Society Supplementary Series vol.…
Published:8/5/2022 12:12:49 PM
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